Certain Quote by Rose Tremain

I am a technophile, so there is no such thing as a first draft. The first draft plunges on, and about a quarter of…

— Terry Pratchett

We are all continually embarking on first drafts, in every aspect of our lives.

— Jules Feiffer

The first draft is usually junk. You have to work on it seven to eight times.

— Ravi Subramanian

I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the…

— Judy Blume

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

— Jane Smiley

Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.

— William Faulkner

Write your first draft with your heart. Rewrite with your head.

— Mike Rich

The bottom line is that I like my first drafts to be blind, unconscious, messy efforts; that's what gets me the best material.

— Jennifer Egan

“The first draft is your “vomit onto the keyboard” draft, wherein your task is to simply keep moving and outrun your doubts.”

— Sean Platt

It is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all.

— Will Shetterly

“The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written.”

— John Dufresne

“if you are satisfied with your first draft you are not writing, you are excreting”

— Jennifer Ross